Tholos
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈθɒlɒs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tholos is a noun meaning A dome, or domed building; a cupola.
Meaning
A dome, or domed building; a cupola.
More Meanings
- A dome-shaped tomb from the Mycenaean period of Ancient Greece.
Example Sentences
On the way they pointed out the tennis court and the old summerhouse, a mock tholos, Doric by way of Pompeii, and Stanford White, and (said Francis, who was scornful of this Victorian effort at classicism) D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. De Mille.
Word Forms
- tholoi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thole, cupula, cupola, cupalo, cockle, oculus.
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